Paul Capra

Paul Capra was a senior union official in Philadelphia who ran for the 1st congressional district in 2013 after Peter Russo's death.

Biography
Paul Capra grew up in South Philadelphia in a family of Italian-Americans, and he was childhood friends with Peter Russo. He became a senior union official in Philadelphia, and in 2013 he campaigned against the closure of the Philadelphia Shipyard by the BRACC Commission. Capra felt betrayed when Russo decided not to offer a testimony, as the Majority Whip Frank Underwood pressured Russo into doing so in order for Underwood to gain the favor of another congressman for his education bill. Later, Russo convinced an angry Capra to help him in gaining the Shipbuilders' Association's assistance in his run for Governor of Pennsylvania, but in 2013 it appeared that Russo had committed suicide in his car. Russo's former secretary and girlfriend Christina Gallagher invited him to Russo's office and canvassed him to run for Russo's congressional district's vacant seat due to his position.